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@eine gisten stent @ffice rmtlnnnci; w. NnUnnnT, or PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. i `Luthers Parent No. 69,015, dated S'eptcmm' 17, 1867.

IMPROVBD TRUSS.

To' ALL wnoM IT4 MAY ooNennN:l y y Be it known that I, Fnnnnnreli WILLIAM Nsonnu'r, of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Truss; and I do hereby declare that` the following isa. full, 3

clear, and exact description thereof, whiehfwill enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, refer-` ence being' had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. i i

This invention relates to a hernia truss which is so arranged that it can be applied for ruptures on seither s de, or even for double ruptures, and can be adjusted on bodies of different size. The protrusion of any of the contents of the abdomen will be prevented with complete security by the use of this truss, und it wll,i

without causing pain or inconvenience tothe patient, lrnake eiectual and equal` pressure on the neck of the hernial sac, and on the ring or external opening of thehernia. It cannot slip out of its right position in the varying motions and positions of the body. i

The invention consists in the use of a pad of novelshape, being like two common pads pivoted in the centre to a link which is att ached to the spring, so that it may be turned freely on its pivot, and be raised or lowered 1 to any desired position by means of the link.

The invention also consists in the manner of buttoning the strap to th pad, so that not only the spring,

but also the pad, is firmly secured and held in position. p .p

The invention further consists in the manner of constructing and attaching the thigh-strap, so thatby its use the pad is also firmly held and prevented from slipping. Provision is madethat thethigh-strap can be well secured to the pad while the same is in any ppsition, and the said strap is furthermore made elastic, so as to adapt itself to any size of body. The spring, as well as the thigh-strap, is covered with Indiairubber in place of leather. The rubber not being destroyed by moisture from perspiratiomwill always remain soft, and can 'be easily cleaned. In the annexed drawing iny invention is illustrated-fd l Figure 1 being a perspective view of my improved truss, showing it applied to the` body.

Figure 2 is asimilar view otuthe same when detached frein the. body. Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A represents the spring, which is of common construction. To its outer end ishinged or pivoted a short rod or bar, B, which is connected to the pad C by a pivot, a. The pad C is made with two wings, b and b', the pivot a being in the centre between the wings, either wing being-large enough to be applied to a simple rupture. Bythis arramg'eznent the truss can be used on either side, and the pad can be raised or lowered by means of the link B, and thus the pad can be applied to any hernia, wherever it may be situated.` By means of the' two wings of the pad this truss may also be applied to double ruptures. The strap D which surrounds the spring` A is made of India rubber, as well as the front part of the thigh-strap E, for the purposes aforesaid. '.lethe` end of the-Strap D are secured leather straps d and e, both of which are provided with a series of buttoiblloles@ ns shown. The strap dis buttonod to the knob i', which is the pivot for securing the link B 1tothe spring and thus the'spring is well held to the body of the patient.v rlhe strap e is buttouedlto the knobct on the pad, and thus retains (the latter in the position in which it is intended to be held. The latter arrangement is best understood by referring to the red lines in-.irked in iig. 1. 'The thighsstrap E is attached, by means of e. buckle,

or otherwise, to e. loop or ringhf, which slides on the strap D, as shown in fig. 2. i The upperend, g, of the strap E; is made oi' elastic 1natcrial,`so that the saine will always be held tight on the body. Near each end ofthe pad C is arranged, on its outside, a metal or other loop, 7e', as shownin the drawings. Throughthat loop, which is the lowest, is passed the front end of the strap E, and the lutter is then buttoncd to the knob a, as shown in iig. 1. By this arrangement, in conjunction with the use of the strap e, the pad is always firmly retained in the correct position, while the freeinetion of the body is not impaired. In the drawing-the pad is shown'as to be applied to theu'ight side of the wearer. When to be applied to the left side, the positin of the spring A. is. reversed, and the pad tu'rned; so as to cover the'desired spot. The lo'opj` must be turned on the strap` A, :so as to also reverse the position of' the thigh-strap.

What I elaiin'ns new, and desire to secure by Let-ters Patent, is I s `1. The pad C, when "made in -the shape herein shownY and described, and for thepulposesset forth.

imm li 2 2. The truss-straps D and E, when cov'orodwith lndiwriibber cloth, substfmtiaiiy .fis described, fon the purpose speciiod. 6

3. In combination with the truss-strap E, covered with Indizvuiibcr cloth, I claim the cia-stia portion g, substantially as desorbo, for the purpose specified. i

4. The double straps l and e,l :1t-the end of A, in combination with thoknob a on pad C, and with the knob z' on spring A, as set forth. I

5. The strap E, in combination with the loops :md knob a on the pad C, ail mad@ ond operating substontioily as herein shown and (csozbcd.

Witnesses:

CHARLES Rimini, WM. SHIPPAM.

F. W. NEUBERT. 

